The Palace Theatre was designed by noted theatre architects Rapp and Rapp in 1917. The Superior, Wisconsin theatre closed in 1982 and except for brief use as a church in the late 1980's, was vacant until its demolition in November 2006, for which the mayor and city hall were criticized. The demolition of the building caused it to be listed on the National Historic Preservation's "Worst of 2006" list of atrocities. This video was of a public tour given in Sept. 2002.